| Front | encroach |
|---|---|
| Back | en‧croach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ $ -ˈkroʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 1to gradually take more of someone’s time, possessions, rights etc than you should encroach on/upon Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual. 2to gradually cover more and more land encroach into The fighting encroached further east. —encroachment noun [uncountable and countable]: foreign encroachment |
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